Battle Through The Heavens Season 5
Ch. 25 - City of Peace

The roar that carried a strange sound wave, spread powerfully among the mountains and gradually disappeared after a long time. It was only at this moment that the mountain range suddenly became silent, calmly recovering some sounds of life.

On the mountain cliff, Xiao Yan suddenly held onto his neck, and let out some intense coughs. After which, he forcefully swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva. That was when the burning feeling of fire in his throat, weakened slightly.

"Natural reaction, you don't need to worry too much ..." Yao Lao smiled and comforted when he saw the expression affixed on Xiao Yan's face.

"Uhukkp... Teacher, did I succeed in inheriting it?" Xiao Yan's face flushed red with an intense cough, but his face still contained excitement as he asked excitedly.

"Ah, from the looks of it, you did manage to obtain a strange dragon aura that had the ability to make souls tremble...." Yao Lao laughed. Gratification was present in his laughter.

The excitement on Xiao Yan's face was much more concentrated when he heard this. Although the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ did not immediately increase his strength, this dragon aura caused him to have another attacking method that would shock others. It could be imagined just how great of an aid this ability would be for Xiao Yan in the future.

"Despite the current you might have managed to inherit the dragon aura from the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’, if you only relied on the dragon aura to emit that kind of sound wave, the damage it will cause to your throat is extreme. If you are not careful, you may become mute. Such a loss would be too great. " Yao Lao voiced his thoughts.

"This so-called dragon aura sound wave still needs to work together with the Dou Technique's type of sound wave in order for it to be used?" Xiao Yan frowned slightly. Upon hearing Yao Lao's confession, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Such a Dou Technique is quite rare. Got it easier said than done."

"Take your time looking for it. Back then, I did indeed possess a Xuan Class sound wave Dou Technique. However, due to some unexpected events later on, I lost it. Therefore, you can only rely on yourself to go and search for it." Yao Lao sighed.

Xiao Yan only shrugged when he heard Yao Lao's words. It seemed that there was no hope of receiving the sound wave Dou Technique from Yao Lao.

Xiao Yan smoothly took out a bottle of clear water from his storage ring, and roughly poured it into his mouth. He wiped away the water stain on the corner of his mouth and suddenly asked in passing, "Teacher, you seem to understand very well this ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’, don't you? You really know how to force out the dragon aura buried deep within the Dou Qi."

Yao Lao suddenly fell silent as soon as Xiao Yan's words came out of his mouth. Upon seeing Yao Lao's reaction, Xiao Yan was also startled. He immediately recalled Yao Lao's initial reaction when he saw the ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ at the auction fair and inevitably felt a little embarrassed.

Yao Lao was silent for a long time before his faint voice once again sounded. However, the words he spoke caused Xiao Yan to be slightly stunned.

"Because of the medicinal formula for ‘Yin-Yang Mysterious Dragon Pill’ was created by me. Moreover, there were only two people on this continent who could refine this type of medicinal pill. One of them is me. The other is......" As he spoke up to this point, there was suddenly an additional faint and silent feeling mixed with Yao Lao's voice.

Xiao Yan clearly sensed the emotions in Yao Lao's voice, causing him to wisely maintain his silence and not interfere.

"The other person is my disciple, whom I consider to be the most perfect heir. Back then, his talent in refining medicine was no weaker than yours. Besides, the amount of effort I put into caring for her is the same, no less than you. When she was a baby, I carried her out of the icy debris and looked at her like my own child. I even treated him as the perfect heir for the groom."

Yao Lao smiled. His voice was flat, "Just about it... In the end, he chose to betray me, because of some small things...... Ke ke, perhaps, this is really because ‘bless’nya I have turned into the current state."

"He must die."

Xiao Yan felt sadness in Yao Lao's voice. It is a coldness that comes out of someone's heart after being betrayed and hurt by those closest to you. Xiao Yan slowly exhaled. The fist on his sleeve was tightly clenched. He looked ahead. His soft voice seemed to speak to the senior (shi-xiong) whom he had never seen before.

"We shouldn't have left ‘Black Mark’ City so soon. Since the people from ‘Eight Gate’ have auctioned this thing, I thought they should have met him before. Besides, I think he wouldn't carelessly let anyone deliver such a valuable item. He might personally send it."

"Ke Ke, so what if we actually manage to find it on ‘Black Mark’ City?" Yao Lao said weakly, "I've already said that his medicinal refining talent is no weaker than yours. After being carefully cared for by me for so many years, he was by then already the most dazzling and bright star in the alchemist world of the Dou Qi Continent. Now that many years have passed, I fear that he will become even more extraordinary than before. Moreover, I am now being watched by ‘Hall of Souls’ and dare not appear carelessly. Just with your current strength, you are definitely no match for either in terms of refining medicine or training Dou Qi."

Although Yao Lao's voice was calm, Xiao Yan could still feel the red thread of anger hidden very deeply, as they shared the same body. The thread of anger was like a volcano spinning under an extremely hard crust, suppressed for a long time, waiting for the day when the mountain had completely erupted.

Xiao Yan inhaled a deep breath of air. He was silent for a moment before he raised his head to look at the blue sky. His voice suddenly became much softer: "Teacher, I will surpass him. Regardless of whether it was in terms of refining medicine or the strength of one's Dou Qi. After that, I will clean the house .. I will tell you, that your eyes are not wrong a second time! "

[TL: clean house – to get rid of (usually kill) traitors in an organization]

Xiao Yan's hand forcefully wiped his slightly flushed nose. He opened his mouth, smiled brightly and said, "It seems like it's time to rush to the Jia Nan Academy to increase my strength quickly. However, I should also take the time to learn the ‘Three Thousand Lightning’ Movement. That way, I can use it to escape if I meet a strong person whom I cannot defeat in the future."

"’ The Three Thousand Lightning’ Movement is a Dou Technique of the Di class. How can it be so easy to learn? Have you forgotten the difficulty when doing ‘Flame Splitting Tsunami’? If you want to learn the ‘Three Thousand Lightning’ Movement, the effort you need to make will be no less than that time." Yao Lao temporarily put aside his emotions and smiled as he answered the little boy whom he had poured out all his efforts and expectations.

"Do you think the hardships I've had over these few years are minor?" Xiao Yan smiled gently and said. He smoothly retrieved a map of ‘Black-Corner’ Region from his storage ring, which Duo Ma gave him at ‘Black-Mark’ City. He carefully observed it before saving it and turned his gaze towards the north. Smiling, he said, "Let's go. We should be able to hurry in three days time! "

"Ah, it seems like the strange ‘Hall of Souls’ will not enter the territory within the Jia Nan Academy. After all, the old man in the academy was not useless. However, you should also forget about borrowing my spiritual power to cheat. The old men there are very sharp. It's easy for them to detect my tracks." Yao Lao spoke with a smile.

"Uh... Didn't the teacher underestimate me? Although I have repeatedly defeated a very powerful person whom I cannot hope to match for these few years because of you, do I need you to help me fight against people of my age?" Xiao Yan rolled his eyes when he heard this as he slapped his lips and replied.

"Hee hee, it's probably not guaranteed. As the oldest academy in the Dou Qi Continent, the number of geniuses in the Jia Nan Academy was countless. Besides, I heard that there is an academy within the academy. The disciples there were truly the ones chosen from ten thousand people. If you, this little brat, were placed inside, I'm afraid there would be a pretty good show." Yao Lao teased.

"Then, I was looking forward to it .." Xiao Yan shrugged his shoulders. His back shook slightly and Purple Cloud Wings slowly protruded from his shoulder. He flapped it lightly and his body suddenly rose before turning around in midair. After that, they darted and he flew to the northern horizon.

As Xiao Yan rushed through the journey this time, he carefully landed on the ground as he passed through the densely populated cities, as he feared the Purple Cloud Wings' movements would attract people's attention. Moreover, he had used the Purple Cloud Wings to rush through most of the journey. Although rushing through the journey in this way depleted an extreme amount of Dou Qi, it was not too much of a problem for Xiao Yan, who was carrying over ten bottles of the ‘Energy Recovery Pill’ with him.

Three days passed quickly as Xiao Yan traveled swiftly nonstop. The Jia Nan Academy on the map was also getting closer to where Xiao Yan was.

Around the afternoon of the third day, Xiao Yan, whose entire face was tired, suddenly felt the peak of his spirit. This was because Yao Lao suddenly opened his mouth to speak.

"Little boy, we are approaching the Jia Nan Academy. Down's up. No one was allowed to forcibly fly within fifty kilometers of the Jia Nan Academy. Otherwise, you will be attacked without question."

Xiao Yan hurriedly nodded upon hearing Yao Lao's words. His flying speed was greatly reduced before he slowly descended. Finally his feet landed on a small hill. He stood on a hilltop as his gaze wandered from afar and could coincidentally see a small, barely visible town between two majestic great mountains.

As Xiao Yan scanned the small town, he no longer cared about his dust-covered body. He quickly ran down the hillside and met the yellow dirt road, which led straight to the small town.

Quite a number of people were walking on this yellow dirt road. These people are obviously from ‘Black-Corner’ Region. However, what caused Xiao Yan to feel somewhat astonished was that even though the bodies of these people possessed a ferocious and brutal aura, there was not the slightest bit of killing intent overflowing from their faces. However, this manner of theirs, where killing intent was hidden within their hearts, seemed unnatural. Instead, it seemed to be made by force. Therefore, the expressions of these passersby were truly strange.

Seemingly having sensed the fixed gaze of Xiao Yan, who was at the side, these people also stared back ferociously, causing Xiao Yan to feel that it was a little funny. If this happens in ‘Black Corner’ Region, chances are these people have already plucked their knives and attacked.

"It seems like it was what the teacher said. Anyone who walked up to this point had to withdraw the attitude they had in ‘Black Corner’ Region .. Ck ck, Jia Nan Academy is also strong enough to actually be able to suppress these people, he said, who licked the blood from their knives, until obedience was implanted in them." Seeing these people forcefully suppressing their ferocity and brutality, Xiao Yan could not help but shake his head and speak calmly in his heart.

Xiao Yan followed the main path of this yellow land with lush green trees on both sides as he slowly approached the small town. Chaotic atmosphere in ‘The Black Corner’ region is indeed completely and completely isolated.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Yan stopped at the entrance of the small town and raised his head to stare at the horizontal signboard at the city gate. The words on it are very ordinary and very philistine. If placed in ‘Black Corner’ Region, it will definitely be knocked down the next day.

Peace City. This is the first small town to be encountered when one enters the area around Jia Nan Academy from ‘Black Corner’ Region.

Xiao Yan stood at the entrance of the small town. He was just about to step into this city when he suddenly felt that the surrounding voices had suddenly become much calmer. When he turned his head in surprise, he realized that the faces of some people on the street, who had come from ‘The Black Corner’ Region had become terrifying. Their ankles trembled as they looked at the large tree on the left, not far from the entrance of the small town.

The large tree was black with the tops of its trees spreading out in all directions, revealing its claws. Under the sunset rays, it emitted a faint and dark coldness. Xiao Yan's gaze swept over the tree and his eyes suddenly shrank. He saw that there were several corpses among the branches of the tree that were immediately pierced and hung on it. They swayed as the wind blew, letting out a sinister creaking sound.

"Is this what is called ‘Death Spirit Tree’." Xiao Yan's throat rolled slowly. Cold sweat calmly dripped from his forehead.